The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-29 00:00:00

PU,RINT. PURE, CARPETS, 13 EDDING, and the L OORCLOTIT, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house R ood in ZAom, reo . ardless of amount or distance. First-c',ass fel s second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to roeigTmen and Gentlemen. An imniense stock to select t ve w r : displayed in Showrcoms; occupying an acre of ground. warranted. I\•,l4ift_flIRGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT Trj FUR are respectfully informed that Messrs. Co'bett and • are publishincr, an entirely New Edition of their un tailed HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, Must rated by4lo able ene - ravinzs of every description of F erniture and , i ;-;sfi st ead s, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and corn ' P ee on application. This costly work also contains cDlete estimates for furnishing on the fc - ilowing revised A Six-roomed Parsonaze An Eight-roomed ditto A. Ten-roomed ditto T A. Twelve-roomed ic ditto olotCtlier with a ere List of purifie,d Reddinct, and a mass ( „ 1 1.41 9.ab1e inthrmationto all requirinE, , !'househ Ad furniture, l.13 „el-s or bedd!nrs,. References k'Andiy permitted to Cleray chi'ed gentlt , ,men in or near Gt2eati'llalvern, Southampton, Iv„ilester, Bury, 114 , , Presto n, Grimsby, Ryde, Plyrnouth, ti ;,".s. Oxford. Brighton, Gs insbcrough, Marsr,ate. Kidder- Croydo n. Ca rnbridg•e, Staines, Dorkin . g, Aiban's. Worcester, fps - ,vich , Peterborough, St. David s, r e , lharn and above 500 o they places in all parts of G eat C r) b, II BETT and CO., Gc.:ner al House Furnishers, Deptf ord "uge, London, S.E, GAME LICENCRS.—The COMMISSIONFRS s u , ,of INL A.SD R.72,VENU,E hereby give notice, that vh"Plementary Lists containing the names of all persons ° have taken out Licences to Kill .nd Deal in Game i p r ?...cirrrent year to 31st January last inclusive have bee n . ta ,iitr , tl for each Excise Collection, an , l that a copy thereof of e be obtained gra: tis by any person on application at this or to the Coll ector or z , upervisor of Inland Revenue, muter or Sub—distributor of Stamps in the country. a bt . 9o Com missione rs having reason to lensed consi der quanti' ies of game are supplied to dealers by Pe r who do not hold a certificate for killing - game on C l eo. £3 duty has been pP, hereby give notice, lease enal taare incurre.l both by buyer and seller in such , and bef" the law will be er.iorced on proof of such transactions obtained. The I ,2ommissionors further give notice, that z a _ s trutions d. we h,een issued to their officers to take the a i;° . Fisary steps to prefer informations for penalties against ilelelZsons found in pursuit of, or chaling in, game without WM. CORBETT, Secretary. Inland Rev cnue. Somerset llouse, London, Feb. 26, 1861. NORWICH UNION FIRE AND LIFE OFFICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. Th. v-, th o uirectors hereby give notice, that, in consequence of R ai ;trimedt extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover t ri ,t w a7, thiae e y have vac lteci their offices, No. 6, Crescent, New jszn t, and REMO VED to their NW PREMISES, Pleet-street, E.C‘ IS6 4 1MI\T PER CENT. MORTGAGE BONDS.— . A_ each AnTsic lIALI, COMPANY (Limited) (- 1 ) ,J4.10S of £5O each, are DOW ready for issue, constitutine , a , trat Chare'e upon the Property of the Company, repayable T. Three Year.s, and bearing Interest at £lO per Cent. per p halt-yearly. • APply at the Offices of the Company, 315, Strand, W.C. Otts co Mr G. T. Taylor,ktoc;„ and Share Broker, 11 , Token elard, B.C. By Order of the Board, FREDERIC LAWRANCE, Secy. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN YzAILWAY. The Directors are APPLICATIONS s? the issue of £Yse,ot l . f•e o o p f - the ORDIN.AR S t L 'OCK of th N e rmnany, at the priz , 2 of £lOO ss. for every £lOO Stock, and of ()1,000 New Frefe'vnce 4i per Cent. Stock, part of a larger Itte ount thm - S#,:ock uo,issed, at the price of £lO2 Ios. for 41',,"lerY`.£100' Stsck, • to ber'inscribed into the names of the ap sviiefUlts.free of all'emDenses. The amount to b e pa id on app li ca ti on, an d'th e di v id en d on ir h de scriptions of Stock to accrue from the Ist January, 61, • A pplica.tious to be addressed.to • ALFRED 1410Ra&N, Treasurer. ' " at et l 9o;bridge Station. Feb. 25, 1864. • •• r a qpeaEAT- EASTERN RAILWAY ;.. COMPANY. / 'At-AND-A-HALF PER CENT. PREFERENCE j " • 4 .110 • STOCAT. • . . e: ei Great Ea'atern Railway c ompany are prepared to re.• Jth..,ve4PPLICATIONS for SUMS of £lOO, or upwards, of a 2 above S teck, created under the powers of their Act of s. 'bearing a fixed Preferential Interest of 41 pd. cent. per • Int erest commences fr6m the If& pdyment. Ah„PPlications, to -be made ;elther,personally or by letter to • J. B. OWEN, Secretary. AE Ar l E IMPERIAL FINANCIAL COMPANY /i le -„i (Limited). ' , ' . trPrated under "The Companies Act, 1862,11 by which Q ' FeJ"tability of the shareholders is limited to the amount t t heir shareA. I . 4 Y1ta1,.12,000,000 . , in 40,000 shares of £ 5O each. First ts sue, 20,000 shares.• - Deposit, L 1 per sharp on appliear . V 9 / 1 ) and £1- on allotment. Subsequent calls not 'to „Tweed £2 10s., and at intervals of not less than t h r ee ,1 .m oliths. No call will be made until after the expiration 4atPTAttree months from the date of allotment_ , - 4 . 8 not intended to Call up more than £l5 per share ; but 4 , ' 4 " 11 .° OpeiatiOns Of the Company increase, - and more i , , 7 t'l•tro capital can be advantageously emp lo y ed i• fur t her '';i l s,sUes of shares . will be made,. a preference being given to . th re.i-h, en existing. s hareholders. • 44n1k. ' ' • DIRII6CORS, . f t !, Chapman; Esq., Director of the. Un i on Bank of 1,0 041 on. 7 : 13411 . Oliver Hanson, Esq., Director of the National Pro ii,iancial Bank-of-Et. ,40 .- ' T a l ) tairk J. Gilbert Johnston, oli Director of the London and i . -' "•,(a °11 th Western. Railway Company. v 4 :les Kelson, Esq., :Deputy-Chairman of the Thames ~_ it....llfersey Marine Insurance Company. Suordon Macpherson , ti Chairman a the Agra ited , Rervito Bank. 46:14' ' ' . 6_ n o "ti Henry Pelly, Bart., Deputy-Governor of the 'Viii6Yal Exchang.e As.arance Corporat 4 ,on. Ba lm Scholefield, Esq., 31. P., Pirector of the Union Sir i'' of London. i b b.ald David Scott, Bart., Director of the National 4 e "vlncial Bank of Englanc,. R il tr r e Y e t i ! anb Y Seymour, Esq., M.P., 39, Upper Grosvenor- GENERAL MANAGER. T. Frass , : Sandeman, Esq. The Union in , 13AKEltS. Th e use • 11 Of London, Princes-street, Mansion Etr A ee g t ra and ti. nited Service Bank (Limited), 27, Cannon- SOLICITORS. 88 " , Ashurst, Morris, and Knight, 6, Old Jewry. I\t es BROKERS. Coleman, and Co., 1, Royal Exchange buildings. SECRETARY (pro tern.)—Arthur Blunt, Esq. Temporary Officers-21, Finch-lane. PItOSPECTUS. The attention of capitalists and the public has of late been urn directed to the introduction of Financial Companies 4so c i i . s ., e °antry, and the result of the 'operation . of . these . den co ''' . °ns being now known has afforded a striking evt the 5 both o f their coto rwrcial utility and the advantages . eatiit a T er for a j u di c i ous a nd profitable employment of the e ; 4°ll CaatlOß of this Company has for some timeengaged e at is reful consideration of the Directors, and they are 4 tld fiFdthat a ample field remains in England, abroad, lq n 'inlndia, for conducting successfully an ot this character ; and, having . secured very t%""operation, and made other . preliminary arrange '"lie' " e Y have no hesitation in introducing it to the ist, e l ",'' he negotiation of loans, concessions for railways %i nor -4e r public works whether in England, India, the d. T' or abroad. advances of money on the deposit of approved carne ..ae„, Ra well as the purchase and negotiation of the commission.on z acilities will "...isoiso be afforded to contractors of un raih,,, Position, who have undertaken the construction of otner important works. •tßilthrep tors are fully impressed with the necessity of A t n . ti l,, and caution in the selection of their business. ~illtal relations have already been established with lead lag. im mediate and capitalists with a view to the ini "me,!late commencement of operations. ~Lt r f :ospectupos aryl forms of applications for shares may be latned at the temporary offices of the Company, nach.l ane, or at the offices of the brokers, Miissre. Knight, No. 21, ,`,,:ilenaan, and Co. 1, Royal Exchan e-buildings, where all 'TPlications for shares are to be made. toolhis form must be delivered entire to the Bankers . of the t o ' l o an Y and, after payment of Deposit, the application retained by them. T o t , PORM OP APPLICATION FOR smuurs. "e Directors of the Imperial Financial Company Gentl e (Limited). having paid to your bankers the sum of i n the shares ' b eing a deposit of per share on me that (Y " Company, I hereby request that you will allot ftaail „ number ; and I agree to accept such shares, or t any e ' /lumbr that may be allotted to me, subject o th h t i e gaiation s of the Company , and also topay the fur t one s risesit of X‘l per share on allotment ; and I hereby authos -10.7,y°11 to enter my nama on the register of shareholder ehares so allotted, Name in full Residence Profession or business Date 41111 1 i ,E IMPERIAL FINANCIAL COMPANY , (Limited). NOTICE is HEREBY G IVEN that no 'ceive7„,APPlications for Shares in this Co m p an y will be r,- Vclo c Cter WEDNESDAY next, the 2d of March, at Three " I . — By order, T e T, ARTHUR C. BLUNT, Secretary ( p ro tem.) 1864 ptrary Offices, 21, Finch-lane, 27 th Feb., . atI4TH E BENEFACTOR OF THE SKI N. OLLARD'S PERFUMED SULPHUR d , SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, fro, _; I 3AREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths , f r ee th, - 4 v!isagTeeable odour ; an infallible means of preservi n g t er ,,, , ikin and body in perfect health ; they are also an effec tual ti s - ' e dY in c , ring local and cul9neous affections and rheuma rn?). and recommended by the most IN . ,,,, ne ntphysicians see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from p r : 1 to 5, according to the degree of sulphur they contain , l' i " ; ','n at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, 0 4 , and at ali ationchemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent aPPlie. PRIZE MEDAL.-INTERNATIONAL FR ANT EXHIBITION, 1862. TUCKER 5z CO., Wax Chandlers, &c., ezo, To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 17?0.) Th e me, Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, es to he excdlence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' ' uiacture. trAc ti disngruished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis ker and Co., on the subject of 4X CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, saYs : . wh i t, have found them fully equal to the recommendation t ie 'l you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn,il corn them to the clergy tor the nse of the altar." o r il d e st quality, with Platted. Wicks, patented.. 2d. per lb. inarY quality .. • • .. a. Od. per lb. V EGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. - W,;:t quality is. sd. per lb. 1,,,t03nri quality .. • • • • • • .. lid. per lb. m n is ld per lb. Carriage paid in . London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established glan 1730). he largest E s t a bli s h men t i n End for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. No. 22,364. NOTICE. THE NEW NOVEL, "DR. JACOB," by the Author of "John and I," is now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. Also, now ready, in 3 vols., WILDFIRE. By WALTER THORNBURY. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MEADOWLEIG H, the New Story, by the Author of " The Ladies of Bever Hol!ow," May now be had at all Libraries. From the Spectator.—" This story of country life possesses very remarkable merit. The story of the valetudinarian Vindex is deliciously told," Richard Bentley, New Burlinzfon-street. 11VO I'ICE VICTOR'S CHOICE, the New Novel, in 3 vols., will be ready on WEDNESDAY NEXT at all Libraries. London : John Maxwell and Co,. 122, Fleet-street. This day, Never before Printed, price 25., ornamental boards, THE BUCCANEER CHIEF. A Tale of the Spanish Main. By GUSTAVE AIMAE.D. London : Ward and Lock, 15S, Fleet-street. This day published, price 25., ornamental beards, TRAPPERS s A s 4. By GUSTAVE AimAP— London : Ward and Loc , 158, Fleet-street. This day, N .Cver before Psblished, price 25., "A L L A T S E A•" Or. Recollections of a Half-pay Officer. By Lieut.-Col. H. R. ADDISON. London : Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. Now ready, in Two Vols., Svc., price 325., FORTY YEARS IN AMERICA, By THOMAS LOW NICHOLS. M.D. "No one in America has had wider ox bet' er opportunities for observinz the Life,Progress, and His option of the Nation than Dr. Nichols has enjoyed for nearly oalf a century." London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, F4eet-Street. Will appear To-morrow, March Ist, price 6d., by pos 7d., T E AUTO GRAPHIC MIRROR Contents of No. 2. A ' , letter of Christian IV. of Denmark, anno 1611 ; of Sir Philip Sydney, Washington, Nelson, Nesipelrode, Metternich, Dumouriez, the Earl of Ellesmere, Coler;d2;e, Mrs. Tro lope, the Countess of Derby (Miss Farrell . , Charles Kean, Miss Helen Faucit, Charles Mathews ; and Sketches, with Auto graphs, of Thackeray and Leech. Temporary Office-110, Strand, W.C. T 11 E 0 X F OR D, 5, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Cantata KING CHRISTMAS, and other II usical Enter tainments, supported by the following talented artistes:— Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell, VI , almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, kc. NOTICE.—In a few days will be produced FAUST, by M. Guonod, embracing the entire company of this establishment with augmented baud and chorus. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maelsgan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), Sze., kc. AdmisSion—Area, Gd. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 61 A'NTERBUitY HALL. NJ . The Fairy Entertainnient, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN TIIU LAND OF SIIADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander veil, author of the celebrated " Enchanted flash," and en stiles Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all been duly registered by him and Mr.„J. ll.'Westen unelettbe title of "The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this 'new arrangement, that which is in reality nothing but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when "Fame" takes her -flight through the btirning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Crystal Waters, form a coup d'ooli of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Princeßlossoni'(with the song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Marvellons Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c'ock. All the Wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in addition to the above. Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALItAMBRA.- LAST WEW of FRANCONPS TROUPE. 110YA'L ALHAMBR A. LAST MX NIGHTS of FRANCONFS CIRQUE. ROY•A,L ALHAMBRA.- ENTIRE CHANGE on MONDAY, March 7th' The Greatest Attractions eyer produced in London. 11XADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL 11 1 1. GALLERY; established 2S years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW A DDITION.—A full-lencrth ➢lodel of JE FERSON DAVIS, President of the Confederate States; also, a full length Model of PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. Durinc;' the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Halt-past 8, commence at 9. Admission is. Manager, M. GRENET. 44A, MADDOX-STREET. REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astees ; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Modell!, Natural Preparations, fie. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One shilling (tor Gentlemen only). ON CHLORATE OF POTASSA AND ITS USE IN OXYDISING THE BLOOD. 11R. J. P. SARGEANT, M.R.C.S., and L S.A. (1836`, will shortly repeat his Lecture on this subject at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, and will satisfactorily prove that Chlorate of Potassa, (as prepared by passing chlorine through a mixture of quick-lime and water, and subsequently Ddling a long time with Chloride of Potassaim) is a most active remedy for oxydising th, blood, and restoring vitality to the low, vitiated state of the nervous system, and is there fore calculated to supersede the use of iron, mercury, quinine, and sarsaparilla.-56, Gower-street, Bedford-square, London. B USINESSES, - MR. ANDREW HIND'S .JANUARY LIST, Containing; 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, dzc., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp. Particulars entered free. Offices —Corner of LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. IJOUSES.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a Corner SHOP, at Holloway, and Three Pri vate Houses adjoining, producing £O4 per annum. Ground rent £25. Price £715, or separately. Also the following : Chelsea, four. 1,000 guineas; ditto, £5OO and £850; Camden town, two, £,20 ; Holloway, two, Lqo ; Hometon, six, £135 each, &c. l ()flees, corner of Little Carter- r lane, St. Paul's. FARM WANTED to rent, from 50 to 200 neres, with moderate-sized dwelling-house and outbuildings. Particulars to be sent to A. 11., 15, Godliman-street, Doctors'- commons, London. Family Residence and Land. MR. ANDRE Ar HIND has t o LET a comfort able HOUSE, in Essex, fourteen miles from town and two from a station, delightfully situate on high ;;round, and commanding- extensive views. Contains lofty drawing room, dining and morning rooms, four best and five other bed rooms, kitchens and cellars. Grounds comprise pleasure and kii ellen gardens, shrubbery, paddock, and eadow, together about seven acres ; with lodge entrance, stabling, coach house, green house, ornamental water, and bridge. Rent, on three years agreement, £l2O ; fixtures, £5O ; or the lease for 18 years at £lOO. Price. with fixtures, £2OO. Cards to view may be had at the Auction and Estate Agency Offices, corner cf Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. HOUSES. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a spacious HOUSE, at Brixton Hill, cont ainin2' nine bed and reception rooms, with usual office, large pleasure and kitchen gardens, dm Rent, £lO5. Also a large house, furnished, and the following : —Lewisham, rent £BO ; Harrow, .V3O, &c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Pahl•. ESIDENCE.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has to iu LET or SELL an excellent Detached HOUSE at Hackney, containing* 16 roams, basement, Izc. The neigh bourhood is pleasant and healthy; soil gravel. Rent, £9O. l'rice, freehold, £1,600. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. IRELAND.-Mr. ANDREW HIND has for IL. SALE the Lessee's Interest in a convenient Small RESIDENCE and 78 Acres of prime LAND, pleasantly situate near the City of Cork, and commanding beautiful views of the harbour and surrounding' country. Good shoot ing and fishing. Term of lease. 91 years ; ground rent, £72. Price, £7OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, 10s 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 11 cwt. bar'ey or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of theday, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; It, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. rice one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from antis te sot the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre _,ared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. seott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who -Lifter from bilious and over complaints, indigestion, wind, 6pasinfa, giddiness, uizziness of the eyes, &a For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold oy W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most drug;,rists, in boxes,l, lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. lid. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square the g ree n package, with " William Lambert," engraved on damp. WHERE CAN WE MEET AFTER THE PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Covent-garden. IjINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC!, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at R, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those mad 2 by ELSTOTI, of AO, New Bond-street. They are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy purchasers. "In medio tutisimtis ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS rEit PAIR. QHAKSPERE SCHOOL OF THE ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN and his Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALE'S. TERCENTENARY COMMITTEE. The Council of the Royal Dramatic College have formed a Shakspere Tercentenary Committee for the purpose of in viting public support in aid of the EREC LION and EN DOW MF,N T of a SHAKSPERE SCHOOL for the classical and general education of the Children of Actors and Dramatic Authors—the noblest and most fitting Monument to the memory of the Poet. A Public Meeting will shortly be held in the Royal Adelphi Theatre to advance this object, of which due notice will be given. Noblemen and gentlemen desirous of becominr , mem bera of the committee or subscribers are reqnested to cora munica.e with the undersigned. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. New Theatre Royal Adelphi, Feb. 27, 18E4. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. N.B.—Betting on the Waterloo Cup. Address—Bor'r and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. - f p THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any _IL one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Tncir world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. 10. Tnd 2e. 9d. ; or free by post for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in thl construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following aevantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskeil's Patent, &e., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimen® and consultations tree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, IT ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham- f,' / z- . •-. .. , . - . 4A."; -7. , ;'!';• - • ..i . - ....... ~%. ..-,_.- ~..- . 1 „,..-•... .14 4 T " -ts • '• f- ... • ~., ...? , , .....„...cr • ,:,. ' 'N; . : ',?.*, ''-' 7 1.h...•! 'mu , .- 4• If ~ , 0 ''' l' I ----- . ,-. j• '- '' - 1?".4 . ,.•t4:7' • 2 ' . r,c; „,,,V , :,?•11 4 ii . (• , _ 1 ,'. ',\. ~,,,,...........: • '4. . ' ' .;.‘f 0 --". . ',..- 4 ,, ____, ~, i , ~-.z.... ' ' If , ',NI Ir. ' l ' .g y '' a ,-61 , , -,. '- A, L '' mi , ,--"' 1 1 ' • ' • r " -.. _ THE SUN, LONDON MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 29, 1864. THE CAPTURE OF THE SAXON. Among the many cases of seizure or detention of British vessels by Federal cruisers, on suspicion of being engaged in the contraband trade to the ports of the Southern Confederacy, the capture of the Saxon has excited an unusual degree of feeling, in consequence of the murder of the mate of that ship by one of the American officers. The correspond ence relating to this ease has, therefore, been pub lished separately and laid before Parliament. It extends from the 22d of December last to the 25th of February, and from the official letters and depo sitions of witnesses a full account of a very melan choly incident of the blockade may be collected. The Saxon was a colonial vessel, owned by Messrs. Anderson and Co., of Cape Town. She had been employed in conveying cattle from the West Coast of Africa to Ascension, and on the 30th of October was at Angra Pequina taking in a cargo of wool. Oa that day the Federal war steamer Van derbilt arrived at Pequina, and immediately sent a boat's crew on board the Saxon and took possession of her, alleging that the wool she was shipping had been previously part of the freight of the Tusca loosa, one of the prizes made by the Southern cruiser, the Alabama. The crew of the Saxon were forwarded to Cape Town, and the vessel itself sent to New York. It appears from the deposition of the master of the Saxon, Captain Sheppard, that he had finished loading his cargo of skins and wool on the 30th of October, and was getting ready to put to sea when the Vanderbilt rounded Angra Point, and having anchored off Penguin Island sent an armed boat's crew and two officers on board the Saxon. The master, after a few questions had been asked him, was erdered to produce his papers, which with some reluctance he gave up. The officer said he must take the papers to Captain Baldwin, the Commander of the Vanderbilt, and would leave orders for a signal to be made to the steamer in case the Saxon should attempt to put to sea. Cap tain Sheppard told him that " papers or no papers," he would sail and carry with him any one left on hoard. The officer replied " he had better try it, the, steamer could go faster than he could." No attempt of the kind was made, and at the moment the Van derbilt's boat pushed off a second boat from the steamer was approaching the Saxon, with another officer and crew. They boarded the vessel, stationed armed men all round her, and drove the Saxon , ,, crew below. Some altercation took place between Capt. Sheppard and the officer in charge, terminat ing in a threat to shoot the master of the Saxon if he did not go down quietly. He was finally taken below, and a sentry placed over him. I❑ about 10 minutes afterwards he hoard the report of a pistol , and rushing on deck again saw the mate, James Gray, lying dead. He raised the body in his arms, and asked the officer in charge why he had shot the man ? He replied, " Poor fellow, lam sorry for him, but I must obey orders." Other witnesses state that the officer said," He must," not " I must." On this point the evidence is conflicting. The name of the officer is also differently given in depositions, as Donoghoe and Doneghan. After the fatal occur rence the Saxon was anchored abreast of Penguin Island, and Capt. Baldwin, of the Vanderbilt, in formed the master that his papers were not satisfac tory ; he was sure that his cargo had been landed by the. Confederates and was American property. He therefore made a prize of the Saxon, put a crew on board her, and sent her to New York. The deposition of Horace Carrew, a sailor, who saw the shot fired, will be repeated viva voce at the trial of the case in Boston, the witness having been despatched to America to give his evidence. He states that when the mate, Gray, heard that his master had been ordered below, he went aft to speak to him. As Gray was going up a short ladder of three steps, leading from the deck to the poop, the officer, Doneghan, was standing on the poop, above him, and ordered him to "go down." Gray looked up, as if not understanding what was meant, and the order was repeated, " Go down, or shoot you." But, the witness states, "he didn't give the mate time to go down or do anything; he spoke so quick it was all done in a moment; there was no attempt to resist or go on ; there wasn't time. He put his left hand on Gray and pushed him. Mr. Gray fell back, wheeling round to save himself as he fell ; and, turning his face towards Doneghan, who lifted his revolver and shot him, and the poor man fell back dead, and never moved an eye. The bullet had entered above, and a little behind, the left ear, and went down ward; he lay right on his back." The rest of the deposition does not bear directly on the death of Gray, but Earl Russell, in transmitting it to Lord Lyons, observes that Carrew's statement, " in the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, has on the face of it evident signs of truthfulness, and thows more light on this unhappy transaction than any of the statements previously in the possession of her Majesty's Government." Lord Lyons 'aas been in structed to express to the Government of the United States the opinion of her Majesty's Government, 'that, if the facts deposed to are true, the officer who killed the mate of the Saxon has been guilty of wilful murder, and should be brought to trial without delay." Lord Lyons has been further in structed to apply to the Federal Government for a pecuniary compensation to the widow of Mr. Gray, and to express the confidence of her Majesty's Government that full compensation will also be made for the loss the owners have sustained by the seizure of the vessel. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Admiral of the Blue Sir G. It. Lambert, K.C.8., will to-day haul down his flag on board the For midable, 84, as Naval Commandtr-in-Chief at the gore, and of all vessels at Chatham, and will be succeeded by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Talbot, K.C.8., who will hoist his flag (red at the fore) on board the Formidable to-morrow. The screw steam gunvessel Torch, Commander Frederick H. Smith, urrived in Plymouth Sound resterday. She left Sierra Leone on the 23d of January, when the only ship of war in the river was the screw steam corvette Rattlesnake, 21, Com mander Thomas A. De Wahl, flag of Commodore Arthur P. E. Wilmot, C. 13, The Torch will pro bably go to Sheerness The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty—Capt. C. L. Waddilove, to the Adventure, her complement having been altered, vice Commander Curme, promoted ; Commander W. E. Gordon and Lieut. illy H. Bosanquet to the Ranger ; Lieut. Edward Pilkington to the Excel lent ; Lieut. John Eliot to the Duke of Wellington ; Wm. Morgan, paymaster, to be secretary to Vice. Admiral Sir Chas. Talbot ; Geo. P. Martin, pay master, additional, to the Pembroke; Edwd. Hin vest, second master, to the Medina; Wm. Horn, second master, to the Ranger; Dr. James Martin, assist,surg. to the St. Vincent, for the Seaiark ; Walter P. J. Purcell, ac_Tist.-anrg. to Greenwich Hospital; Edward I'. Piper, midshipman, to the Aurora ; John S. Luckraft, midshipman, to the Princess Royal ; Frederick C. L. Neville, master's assist., to the Banger; Brownlow E. Maitland, nominated to a naval eadetship ; T. Burnet, engineer, to the Ranger; C. E. Uflindell arid T. J. Walters, assist. engineers, to the Ranger; Thos. Crossman, assist. engineer, to the Cumberland. to be lent to the Castor for the Handy; and Mitthew Wellington, clerk in the Formidable, to be Secretary's clerk. Staff-Commander William Hernsley has been re moved to the list of retired commanders. THE ARMY. The detachment of the Enniskillen Dragoons, which has remained at Aldershot since the court martial on Col. Crawley, is expected to leave the camp on or about the sth proximo for Bombay, The detachment, which is under the command of Captain F. S. A. Curtis and Lieutenant Wallace, numbers 12 sergeants, 9 corporals, and 76 privates ; total of all ranks, 99. The ship Sir Jamsetjee Family, now in the London Docks, will convey the detachment to India. The Prince and his Foxhunting. The account of the recent run with Mr. Garth's hounds has suggested to us a means by which fox hunting may be brought to the royal doors. There is a pack of hounds which belong exclusively to royalty—we mean the staghounds at Ascot-heath. There they are, kennels and all, at one end of Mr. Garth's country. It certainly has occurred to us upon various occasions that the staghounds might he put into the hands of the Prince, as perpetual Master. Of course, the patronage would have ceased; but we think the Crown might have afforded it. However, the stag is not to his taste. We are not much surprised at that, although there are cer tain countries where it is a fine substitute for the fox ; and with such a pack as her Majesty's, and such a selection of deer, he must be a grumbler who would not be satisfied. But foxhunting is the na tional sport of Englishmen, and the Prince evidently prefers it. We would propose, therefore, to tern he staghounds into fo x h s a II 4V tVFO, , I I IN Prince of Wales - to becolilii - Ee gaiter; But tnere are objections; and we do not know whether they could not be got over, supposing the Prince himself should assent to the proposal. First of all, there they are, staghounds ; aril as such they have always existed. " Long may they exist !" say some, " with other grand and ancient ordinances." Be fore we say Amen to this, we should ask of what use are the staghounds at Ascot, and to what good purpose are they kept as an appearance of Royalty ? There was a time when things were different ; but it is no libel to say that at the present time they are chiefly of service to London dealers, a pretender or two to sport, and certain ladies whose distin guishing trait is reckless horsemanship. As to keep ing these hounds up, as any part of a Royal equip ment, or with even a retrospect of their former utility, the very notion is absurd in the extreme. The next feature in the opposition scale is appa rently a heavy one—Davis. What is to be done about the very best servant and finest horseman tnat ever lived—a man in his own position quite unequalled, and so remarkably beyond par that if anything were to happen to him there would be more difficulty in filling his place than in finding a Chancellor of the Exchequer ? Could any man alive contemplate an act of injustice, or even pain, to the servant of four Sovereigns—faithful, efficient, and invaluable to each of them ? Certainly not. But Charles Davis has reached a time of life when he might prefer to hunt for pleasure, or even to serve his Prince in a new capacity as Huntsman of Foxhounds. It would not be too much to offer Mr. Davis, for the remainder of his allotted span, his salary as a retiring pension, and the cottage which he had so long adorned. Nor must it be forgotten that Davis, in his green old age, is in many respects more valuable than before, His experience, his knowledge of hounds and country, and his inesti mable qualities as a kennel huntsman, would render him a most valuable assistant to the Prince. What ever might be done, we feel satisfied that Davis would suffer neither in feeling nor pocket. And what country would the Prince take ? We do not know what arrangement could be made. If we had our own way, of course w e should suggest a small Leicestershire round Windsor Castle; but we cannot do that, and the Prince would put up with the country into which the ac cident of birth and position,had brought him. But would Mr. Garth be induced to part with a certain portion of his ? Because, if not, we are much averse to that moral influence in the matter of fox-hunting which the wishes of a prince necessarily exercise. The fact is that Mr. Garth's country is a very large one---more than ho can manage to do justice to, we think, extending from Winds or P ar k to beyond Farnborough, and as broad as it is long the other way. Hence come the evils of late drawing in short days, which must be undertaken as a matter of duty rather than pleasure. Such are one or two of the principal difficulties which at first sight present themselves to us. Or course, more would follow, and the opponents of the scheme would raise any num• ber. However that might be we see great advan tages to arise from some such institutions; and if the Prince himself could entertain the notion, we feel satisfied that every obstacle would melt like snow before the sun. Under no other circumstances could his Royal Highness become a master of hounds ; but we can scarcely conceive a more fit ting termination to an establishment which has long ceased to be what it originally was, and is now kept together by the prestige of a very remarkable public servant, or for a piece of patronage which cannot be of great value to the Minister of the day. —Field. ART MANUFACTURE,—" We have selected for engraving three of the watch cases, of which a large variety is exhi bited by Mr. Benson, of Ludgate-hill, in the large and pro minent erection that contains his monster clock. To this department of art manufacture Mr. Benson has paid especial attention."—Art Journal, Aug., 1862. Chronometer, duplex, lever, horizontal, repeaters, centre seconds, keyless, split seconds, and every description of watch, adapted to all cli mates. Benson's illustrated pamphlet on watches, free by post for two stamps, contains a short history of watch making, with prices, from 3to 200 guineas each. It acts as a guide in the purchase of a watch, and enables those who live in any part of the world to select a watch, and have it sent safe by post. Prize medal and honourable mention, classes 33 and 15. ,T. W. Benson, 33 and 34, Ludgate-bill, London. Established 1749. Watch and clock maker, by special war rant of appointment, to H.R.H. the Prince of Waleo. The Shakspere Jubilee Under Garrick. The Shakspere Jubilee (for the three most notable com memorations hitherto held are rather conveniently distin guishable by the three names, "jubilee," "gala," and "festival," usually applied to them) was held in 1769. I t had no connection with the day or the centenary of Shak spere's birth or death, but arose wholly out of local circum stances at the time. The corporation of Stratford-upon- Avon having built a new town-hall in 1763, a particular niche in the facade seemed to be in want of a statue to fill it up; and it was suggested that a bust or statue of William Shakspere, whose birth had shed so great a lustre over that town, would be particularly suitable for that purpose. George Alexander Steevens, the commentator on Shakapere, was the medium far communicating this idea to David Garrick, then in the zenith of his power. Garrick had a number of small enemies (per haps only small), who accused him of vanity and a love of personal adulation ; but it was at anyrate a goo'l quarter to apply to for this particular purpose. A correspondence arose, in which Garrick so highly pleased the corporation, that they sent him the freedom of the borough, enclosed in a box made-from the wood of Shakspere's celebrated mulberry tree, and requested Garrick's picture in return. These com pliments set the brain of the actor at work. He either sug gested or cordially supported a project for some kind of gala or jubilee in honour of Shakspere, to be held at Stratford • His detractors afterward, said that ho did this with a view to his own benefit, in connection with an intended reproduc tion of the pageant at Drury-lane Theatre, of which ho was manager. Such a motive had possibly something to do with the matter; but the great actor was unquestionably influ enced also by a genuine wish to do honour to the still greater bard. The project, by whomsoever suggested, was favour ably received at Stratford and elsewhere; and subscriptions from various quarters enabled a managing committee to de velop the detailed plan of a jubilee for the autumn of 1769. A large octagonal amphitheatre, somewhat resembling the Men celebrated Rotunda at Ranelagh, was erected on the Bancroft, a meadow on the banks of the beautiful river Avon; it was fitted to accommodate one thousand persons; and it was made ornate, with a colonnade, a raised orchestra, a dome, a chandelier of eight hundred lights, and gilding, and painting, and drapery. On the margin of the river were ranged sixteen 32-pounders, sixteen cannon of smaller cali bre, twelve cohorns, and some mortars. Two waggon-loads of fireworks and illumination-lamps were sent down front Landon. A ribbon, to be afterwards made into favours, was devised by the Coventry weavers, with rainbow hues, in tended to typify the many-coloured hues of Shakspere's genius; and a medal was stamped at Birmingham, to be struck in gold, silver, and copper, according to the means of tha tastes of the purchasers. The medal had a bas-relief of Shakspere on one side, with the words from his own Hamlet' ' We shall not look upon his like again." David Garrick and brother George were amazingly busy in superintending and he the ecertainly r t p a r i y ar d a i t (: ions ; for David was appointed steward, not comport himself in many ways as if it were his jubilee. At 5 o'clock on the morning of the 6th of Se; tember, 1769, the guests with which the town of Stratford-on.Avo:2 was crammed were awakened from their slumbers by the firing of cannon, and soon afterwards the principal ladies were serenaded by a number of young men fantastically dressed. who sang two songs written for the occasion by Garrick, accompanied by haut-boys, flutes, clarionets, guitars, and other instruments. After this auspicious commencement, the corporation and a large number of visitors brealifasted together at the new town-hall, or Shakspere's-hall, as it was also termed. The mayor and the town clerk, on this occasion, presented to Garrick the insignia of his office as steward, comprising a medal and a wand made from the famous mulberry tree. The breakfast was a:very gay affair ; jubilee ribbons and jubilee medals were almost universally worn, while dukes and earls, lords and ladies, were present in considerable number. The company then proceeded to the church, where, at 11 o'clock, commenced Arne's ora torio of " Judith," performed by singers and instrumen talists from London. This done, the steward, the singers, the instrumentalists, the corporation, and the guests went from the church to the new amphitheatre. As they passed the house in which Shakspere was born, some verses were sung in honour of the bard ; verses, it must be admitted— for two of the lines ran thus : Here nature nurs'd her darling boy, From whom all care and sorrow fly I —which the bard himself would not greatly have admired. At three o'clock, a banquet was held in the amphitheatre, enlivened by " new songs, catches, and iless adapted to the purpose of the jubilee.' In the evening, there was a grand •-brAlKiii-46-4 - 43iyhithoutra, .parr ;:niu , ;nations and fireworks for the people. All went off well on the first day. Not so on the second, when the clouds took the matter into their own hands, There was to have been a pageant from the town-hall to the amphitheatre, consisting of about 170 actors and actresses from the London and provincial theatres, dressed to repre sent an equal number of characters in Sbakspere's plays, with a large and highly-ornamented triumphal car; "in which," as Wheeler in his " History of Stratford-on-Avon tells us, "two persons, representing Melpomene and Thalia, with the Graces, were to be drawn by six parsons habited like Satyrs, with attendants carrying emblematical devices and insignia, and accompanied by the whole baud of vocal and instrumental music, to perform a serenade at Shak spera's statue, and crown it with a wreath of laurel." But as the rain peppered down briskly, Melpomene, Thalia. the Graces, and the Satyrs took off their fancy dresses, and the procession was abandoned. Other amusements were, how• ever, abundant. After a renewal of cannon-firing, bell ringing, lady-serenading, and public-breakfasting, the com pany went to the amphitheatre to hear a dedication ode. In the centre of the orchestra, with his steward's wand of mul berry wood in his hand, a medallion suspended from his breast, and a richly- embroidered suit of brown, sat David Garrick ; on a higher level was a statue of Shakspere, which Garrick had caused to b 3 cast, to occupy eventually the vacant niche in front of the town-hall ; and by the side of the statue was Dr. Arne, as conductor of the orchestra. After a preliminary overture, Garrick rose and recited the ode written by himself. It was a sort of cantata, with airs and choruses between the recited portions—all, of course, in honour of Shakspere. One of the included airs (" Thou soft-flowing Avon") afterwards became very popular. The crowning of the statue was dispensed with, because Melpo mene and Thalia had been disappointed by the wet. A strange episode, or what theatrical folks would call a "gag," was presented on this occasion. After the ode Garrick stood up and delivered a prose encomium on Shaks pere, in which he challenged any one to urge anything against the immortal bard. Whereupon Mr, King, a cele brated comedian of those days, came forward in a great-coat, and requested to be heard. Permission being. granted King went into the orchestra, took off his greatcoat, and appeared in a suit of blue and silver. lie attacked Shakspere's character and fume, and censured him, ironically, as a very ill-bred fellow, for domineering over our own passions, and making people laugh and cry as he thought proper, When King had finished, Garrick rose and addressed the ladies in a rhymed epilogue, complimenting them on the regard they had always shown to Shakspere, and exhorting them to support the reputation of a poet who was so remarkable for upholding the dignity of the female character. This theatrical trick, whether planned originally by Garrick or by King, was certainly not up to the level of the occasion ; but possibly it was an after thought, to fill up a programme otherwise interfered with by the rain.—Chambers' Journal, New and improved Series. THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AT KAGOSIMA by the British bombardment is estimated at £1,000,000, and 1,500 persons were killed. A capital conviction has taken place at Carrick on-Shannon before Mr. Justice Christian. Edward Stamford was found guilty of the murder of Michael M'Dermott, on the return of the latter from the fair of Mohill, at 10 o'clock at night. The deceased and one Reilly, after having had some drink, lighted their pipes and went their way, and while the rain was beating in their faces a tall man struck Reilly down. When ho recovered ho saw M'Dermott lying as if dead, and the tall man stoop ing over him apparently robbing him. The evidence of identification of the prisoner was entirely circumstantial. It was proved he was seen in company with the deceased ; a stick was found, a tobacco box, a watch and other articles, and some half-crowns; and although the pockets of the deceased were turned inside out, murder went away unre• warded in its chid' and ungodly aim—the £8 in notes which the unfortunate M'Dermott had received at the fair for a heifer was found safe in his left inside vest pocket. No witnesses were examined for the defence, and the jury in half an hour found the prisoner guilty. lie was sentenced for execution on the 24th of next March. PRIVATE INQUIRIES THROUGH THE POLICE.— Lieutenant-General Cartwright, her Majesty's In spector of Constabulary for the midland districts of England and for North Wales, notices in his report for the past year made to the Secretary of State that in the course of his in spection he discovered it to Ira a common practice in many connti.s for individuals and companies to communicate Ns ith the police, teehing private information as to the character, respectability, and means of persons residing on their dis tricts, and offering remuneration for the service. Lieutenant General Cartwright regards it as a most dangerous trans gression of police duty, quite foreign to the purposes for which the force was established, and sericusly imperilling its popularity and efficiency. He reports that in his circuit of inspection wherever ho mentioned the practice to any of those in command of forces it met with their immediate re probation, and this may check the system ; but ho consi dered the subject of such vital importance to the force that he thcught it his duty to bring it under the consideration of the Secretary of State, and to express his opinion that the practice must be at once and completely suppressed. ~tom PRICE ...... ...4d. STAMPED ....sd. The Western Bank, The Court of Session, in a case lately argued before the whole court, has, by a majority of the judges, decided against the liquidator of the Wes tern Bank in an action which sought to make a body of trustees personally liable for the calls made upon the partners in addition to the loss of the paid up capital. The bank stopped payment in 1857, and it was found that not only had the whole capital been lost, but heavy calls must be made upon tha shareholders to pay the creditors and depositors of the bank, who, by moans of these calls, have been paid in full. These calls a great number of the shareholders were quite unable to pay, and compo sitions were effected with those able to pay only a part. A portion of these superadvances has been returned to those who paid in full, and in order to increase that return, the only remaining liquidator (Mr. Lumsdcn) is still engaged in:several litigations with parties who have resisted his claims on them. In the present case Mr. Walter Buchanan, M.P., and other five gentlemen were registered as holding 60 shares as trustees for Mrs. Ellen Browne. These gentlemen had accepted the trust under the mar riage contract of Mr. C. W. Browne and Miss Ellen Buchan in October, 1845 ; and within a month after their appointment they invested the whole trust fnrds, about £4,000 or £5,000, in Western Bauk shares. The defenders pleaded that they were not liable beyond the amouit of the trust estate for pay ment of the liquidator'a calls, and the Lord Ordinary (Kinloch) found in their favour. The interlocutor was reclaimed to the First Division, who ordered written argument, and laid the question of the true. tees' personal liability before the whole court. Eight out of 12 judges, including Lord Kinloch, were of opinion that the defenders were not person al;ye responsible. The minority of the judges held that the defenders were liable, with the exception of one of their number, who was not present when the trustees resolved to purchase the shares, and who did not sign the deed of transfer. Lord Kin loch's decision is therefore adhered to by the court. Long opinions have been given by the judges in the case. On Friday the court, proceeding on a mi nute of abandonment by the liquidator, dismissed the action, at his instance, against Messrs. William and James Baird, directors of the bank, who had not joined in the comilosition offered by their brother directors. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. (Fro;iz the Civil Service Gazette.) WAR•OPPICE—Mr H. F. Gladwin has been appointed a clerk in the Adjutant-General's-of f ice—Mr W, Darling a civil assistant in the Survey Department—mad the Rev. M. C, O'Dell, chaplain of the 4th class, to be chaplain of the 3d class. PATENT-OFFICE - Mr J. T. Scott has been appointed assistant to the curator in the Museum, London—Mr J. Gibson an attendant in the British Museum—and Mr M. Murray a clerk in the Post-office at Kingstown. CUSTOMS —Mr D. Hammond and Mr A, Lowe have been appointed extra clerks, London—Mr C. T. Pickford and Mr C. G. Sanderson, assistant surveyors, Ist class, have been promoted to be surveyors, 2d class—Mr J. Donnan, Mr 11. Lambert, and Mr I. W. Douglas, from the second to the Ist class of assistant surveyors—Mr J. Britton and Mr N. Wingfield from the Ist class of examining officers to the 2d class of assistant surveyors—and Mr F. Wearne and Mr T. Bowden from the 2d to the Ist class—Mr 8.. Henderson and Mr J. M'Culloch from the 3d to the 2d class—and Mr W. R. Ryan and Mr H. Robinson from the 4tli to the 3d class of examining officer; London. INLAND REVENUE (Stamps and Tax Branch)—Mr A. Stir has been appointed' to be junior clerk in the chief accountant's Aloe, and Mr E. J. P. Kightley a junior stamper in the stamping department. (Excise Branch) — M. W. Aitken, officer, Paisley, sth diviiiort, Ayr collection, has keen appointed examiner—and Mr H. S. Barfoot, 2d daft assistant, Bristol collection, to be let class assistant, Wire, 10th division. ScomAND—Mr .z - Eaeas Mac Lean, writer to the signet, has teen appointed one of the clerks of the Court of Justi ciary, in the room of Mr Aitken, resigned—and Mr D. Harper a f►shery officer under the Board. . . THE EAST INDIES —Mr J. N. Bullen has been ap pointed to be an additional member of the Council of the Governor-General, for the purpose of making laws and regulations only--Mr T. H. Cowie to he a member of the Council of the Lieutenant- Governor of Bengal, for making laws and regulations—Surgeon C. llatha way, of the Bengal medical service, to be private secretary to the Viceroy--Captain E. Impey, Bengal Staff Corps, to officiate as military secretary and aide-de camp to the Viceroy—Lieut-Col. C. Herbert to be superin tendent of political pensions—Major W. Agnew to officiate as Governor-General's agent, North-East frontier—Mr S. H. C. Taylor to be a magistrate and collector of Bograh— Mr F. J. Cockburn to be magistrate and collector of Sylhet —Mr F. B. Simson to officiate as civil and sessions judge of Jessore--Mr F. J. Alexander to officiate as magistrate and collector of Bhaugulpore—Mr J. A. Floyd to be assistant superintendent of police of the first grade in Gowalparrah; Mr T. H. M'Laughlin to be assistant to the magistrate and collector of Saran, and to exercise the powers of a subordi nate magistrate of the second class—Mr M. L. Farrar to be assistant to the magistrate and collector of RajE,habye, and to exercise the powers of a subordinate magistrate of the second class—Mr P. P. Hutchins to be head assistant to the collector and magistrate of South Arcot, and to act as sub-collector and joint magistrate of Madras district—Mr B. Horsburgh to be assistant to the magistrate and collec tor of Vizagapatam—Mr It. W. Lodwick, officiating deputy auditor and accountant-general, Madras, to be oivil pay master, Madras—and Mr E. F. Harrison, officiating deputy auditor and accountant-general, Benga', to be civil pay master, Bombay. THE ASSAULT BY A CLERGYMAN AT ',OWES TOFT,—At the Lowestoft Police-court, last week, the Rev. Henry Jodrell, of Gisloham, in the county of Suffolk, was charged with having unlawfully assaulted and beaten Geo. H. Cherry, an officer of Ler Majesty's Indian army, on the sth of February instant. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, and said he was quite content to submit to anything the magistrates might think proper to inflict. The bench ordered him to pay a fine of £5, or two mouths' im prisonment. ORIGIN OF " YELLOWPLIISFI" AND " SEAMES."— It is in the number [of Frazer] for the month and year referred to (Nov., 1837) that we first find him contri buting a paper which is not reprinted in his " Miscellanies," and which is interesting as explaining the origin of that assumed character of a footman in which the author of the "Yellowplush Papers" and " Seames's Diary" afterwards took delight. A little volume had been published in 1837, entitled "My Book ; or, the Anatomy of Conduct, by John Henry Skelton." The writer of this absurd book had been a woollen-draper in the neighbourhood of Regent street. Ho had become possessed of the fixed idea that he was destined to become the instructer of mankind in the true art of etiquette. He gave parties to the best company whom he could induce to eat his dinners and assemble at his conversaziones, where his amiable delusion was the frequent subject of the jokes of his friends. Skelton, however, felt them little. He spent what fortune he had, and brought himself to a position in which his fashionable acquaintances no longer troubled him with their attentions ; but he did not cease to be in his own estimation a model of deportment, lie husbanded his small resources, limiting himself to an humble dinner daily at a coffeehouse in the neighbourhood of his old home, where his perfectly fitting dress .coat— for in this article he was still enabled to shine—his brown wig and dyed whiskers, his ample white cravat of the style of the Prince Regent's days, and his well-polished boots were long destined to raise the character of the house on which ho bestowed his patronage. In the days of his prosperity Skelton was understood among his acquaintances to be en gaged on a work which should hand down to posterity the true code of etiquette—that body of the unwritten law which regulated the society of the time of hi s favourite monarch. In the enforced retirement of his l ess prosperous days, the woollen-draper's literary design had to develop itself ; and, in the year 1837, "My Book or, the Anatomy of Conduct, by John Henry Ske►.ton," was finally given to the world. It was this little volume which fell in the way of Thackeray, who undertook to review it for " Fraser's Magazine." in order to do full justice to the work, nothing seemed more proper than to present the re viewer in the assumed character of a fashionable footman. The review, therefore, took the form of a letter from Charles Yellowplush, Esei , containing " Fashionable fax and polite Annygoate," dated from " No. —, G r osvenor-square. (N.B. Hairy Bell)," and addressed to Oliver Yorke, the well-known pseudonym of the editor of "Fraser." To this accident may be attributed those e xtraordinary efforts of cacography which had their germ in the Cambridge "Snob," but which attained their full development in the Miscel lanies, the llAllads, the Snob papers, and other short works, and also in some portions of the latest of the author's novels,—,Theodora Taylor's Memorial of yhackeray. 7 1/t WAR IN DEN s "\4l ÷,4, • - • (From the Seotsma94;T:', The following letter, with whidoo* :avoured, is from a private in the listnigi the Danish army, and is addressed to hi othe4:— SONDERBORG, Feb. 8, 1864. You ask me to give you a full account of all I have gone through during the memorable 6th-Bth February ; but, to look back, these two days seem as long as two months. I cannot put all I would like to tell you into one letter, but you must at any rate know the following. On Friday evening, at nine o'clock, I lay in the works, along with several others of our company, congratulating myself on being there safe and sound after the sharp fighting we had had. We hod got our pipes lighted, and were chatting about the affair at Bustrup, in which you know I took part, when a sergeant came by, shouting, "Into position im mediately." We were on our legs in a moment, and ten minutes afterwards the regiment stood ready to march. Our company numbered then four officers, tea sergeants, sixteen corporals, and a hundred and eighty-one privates. Our brave Colonel Beck rode along before us, and said—" Yes, children, there will be stiff work for us, but I know I can depend on you. To the left, March!" and off we set. I believed, as did most, that we were on the road to Missunde, but when we loft the town behind us, we heard the sad truth from Lieu tenant Riebau. I spare you all the oaths and growls which passed from rank to rank. I was silent, but my imagination pictured a retreat full of horrors; truly my imagination fell short of the reality. How that terrible night between Friday and Saturday passed I know not, as I literally slept, staggering along with my blessed 75 kit, and my elegant thin leather boots (my think pair had been hors de com bat for several days). The boots pained me be yond expression ; I felt as if walking on thorns. I have a dim recollection of being in a house, and get ting a glass of milk frozen over ; of seeing the long spectre-like line of the army in the freezing cold night, trudge along the slippery road ; of seeing horses and overturned carriages ; but I repeat, I was asleep. For three nights I had not had in all four hours sleep, and the march and my ill-humour put me all out of sorts; so we went on up hill and down hill till eight o'clock next morning, when we made halt at a little village. I went into a house where there was an old woman, and she gave me a cup of delightful coffee or rather chicory ; but never did Gianel,i's 12s. coffee taste half so delicious. Add to that a biscuit hard as stone, and a piece of half frozen pork, and you have my meal, which, however, strengthened me exceedingly. An hour afterwards we resumed our march. The road was perfectly full of carriages and guns„ and a regiment of dragoons rode past us, keeping in the fields, as the horses stumbled so much ou the frozen road. At 12 o'clock we had again a rest, while company on company marched past us. .... As I made for my company, which was a little outside the town, our sergeant said to me, " Do yon hear the Austrians ?" and now I could hear in good earnest the rumbling in the distance. " Close in !" cried the sub-officers; whips cracked on the spent horses, and here and there one fell. " Out with it to the side, and cut it loose, if it cannot rise," and on we went. A whole waggonfull of commissariat monsters, supplied with large cloaks and footstools, had, sad to say, to leave their comfortable seats, and go on foot till they found another conveyance. The thunder of the cannon came nearer and nearer. " Company, attention ! Left face ! March south," and we turned on our own steps. We met now several battalions, and at last the 9th and 11th Regiments. The latter greeted us with " Hurrah for the Kulsviers 1" and a soldier with a hoarse bass voice growled, holding up his bayonet, " See that you give them a good allowance of this," and away they went northwards. We were alone. Col. Beck now came forward and said to the men--" The General trusts toyouto holdout; if we hold here for two hours we save a whole division. Da not fire till the enemy is on you, and then in with the bayonet." "Depend on us, we''.l do our duty." I know you will, children." We then moved into a field to the left, then in a line over a slight riling around, end as soon as we had passed the acclivity, there we had the Germans. From the east camo a regiment of cavalry, and right along the high road another, while a company of horse artillery rode at the gallop into a field a little way off, and boom they went. A shell struck between me and the man at my side, and rose again, ricochetting 20 paces from me. A fearful cry told that it had done its work. After a qnarter of an hour had passed, we wero formed into a square, and down came the cavalry, shouting and cheering, with their sabres raised, some of them discharging their pistols—" Stand fast, aim well, lads!" The dragoons broke and fled, leaving many horses and men behind them. " Fall into . line—forward," forward we went— then shells again from the artillery—then into squares to meet another charge of the cavalry, whom we again beat off. So it went on for two hours, our ranks getting fearfully thin. We got breath for a moment, and I heard a voice near me whisper—" Farewell, my Marie ! Farewell, my dear little ones." The words touched me deeply ; they came from a brave comrade from the neigh bourhood of Roesbilde, who regularly received a letter every post day, and who as regularly himself wrote loving words to his dear ones at home; I pressed his hand and whispered—" God never deserts the widow and the fatherless." "Thank you," he said, and loaded again. (I know you will be pleased to hear that this brave modest fellow is still alive.) As it got dark, the enemy charged again and again, and, alas! one company got broken; it was a frightful moment, we heard the sabres and bayonets rattling, and wild shouts from either side. Our square held firm, although we were charged at least twenty times. At last I had not a cartridge left, and had to help myself to those of my fallen comrades. At last the night fell, the snow held off for a little, and we drew slowly back through a wood and through several villages, stopping every moment to take down the most troublesome of the dragoons in our rear. Between eight and nine o'clock, we reached Flensburg, had two hours' rest, and then got on board a steamer, which brought us to Sonderborg. At ten o'clock, twenty of us were quartered on a workman who lives immediately out of the town. Our condition when we reached Flens burg was pitiful. The gallant regiment was now a mere ruin, not more than fifty of our company were in all to the fore. But, God be praised ! already to day our numbers have swelled, and many dear com rades are again collected round the tattered red rag which we love so well. A colonel came forward while we put ourselves into position, and said,— " I thank you, gallant Ist Regiment. God bless you!" When we passed other divisions they shouted " Hurrah." Yes, at one place a standard was lowered before us. W e may well be proud. The enemy must hav e suffered frightfully, as they charged on us quite blindly, and masses of their dead aid wounded lay on the snow and dyed it red ; but the cursed s hells and grenades which they threw in on u s Cost a s man bravo men. N. N. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE IN THE TRAM ES TUNNELL.--.This morning, shortly after 8 o'clock, a respectably dressed middle-aged man entered the Thames Tunnel!, upon the Wapping side, and, after going a few steps down the shaft he leaped over the bannisters and fell a corpse at the bottom. He was brought up on the Wapping side of the river, and taken upon a stretcher by three of the Thames police and a man named Wood (who is the Thames Tunnel! Company's bricklayer, &c.) to a suitable place to await the coroner's inquest. The unfor tunate man is quite unknown at present. CLIFTON SUSPENSION-BRlDGE.—Daring the past week the fixing of the third of the main chains which form the eastern side of the Clifton Suspension-bridge has been completed, and preparations have been made for shifting the wire ropes on which the temporary platform has rested to the western side of the bridge. The woodwork has already 'Ken removed, and, to preserve a temporary pathway across the chasm, a s maller platform has been con structed, the supports of which are firmly bolted to the lower chain. This platform, which runs along the ofl side of the chains, will be used for fixing the suspension rods, &c. The erection of the western main chains will, it is ex pected, proceed more quickly than the eastern, because many of the arrangements made for tho one just completed ara ready for the other, and the period of the year now ap proaching is more favourable to the progress of such work than that during which the eastern main chains have beta erected.